Child&#39;s garment



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My invention relates to an improvement in childrens garments and moreparticularly relates to garments adapted for wear by relatively smallchildren. y

It has been well recognized that children benefit greatly from ex osureof their bodies to the direct rays of t e sun and with that idea in mindparents permit their children, during warm weather, to remain outdoorswithout clothes, or wearing merely a romper. While the removal of achilds clothes enables the dsirable exposureto the sun, such is notalways convenient and requires redressing when the desired period ofexposure is completed. On the other hand, when the child is dressed in aromper there is no convenient way in which the romper can be ke t inplace, with the result that it hinders t e child in playing or isdropped oi. Further, when the child during exposure is completelyundressed, or dressed in a romper, it is impossible to control or varythe area of the childs body which is e sed.

Now in accordance with my invention I provide a garment, in the natureof a romper or the like so constructed as to enable it to be used as asole garment, together with means.

so constructed as to enable variation of the area of exposure of thechilds more vital parts and so as to support the garment, or incombination with an upper garment,l as a blouse or the like. By virtuevof m invention, a child may be desirably cloth during a period ofexposure and, at the same time, the area of the childs more vital parts(as the stomach and chest) exposed, may be readily varied. When theperiod of exposureis completed, dressing of the child may be readilycompleted without removal of the garment worn during exposure.

Having now indicated in a general way the nature and purpose of myinvention, I will proceed to a detailed description of a preferredembodiment thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in whichFig. 1 is a front view of a romper embodying my invention in combinationwith means for its support and for varying the area of exposure ofthewearer.

Fi 2'is a-view partly in section showing a detai of construction.

Fig. 3 is a front view of a romper embodying my invention in combinationwith a blouse. v

4 and 5 are views partly in section showing details of construction.V

In the drawings a indicates a romper havleg and body portions and openat the s1 es, as indicated at b. The rear portion of the garment islprovided, adjacent'the side opemngs, with button holes c and withbuttons d secured on the interior of the rear p01'- and back portions ofthe garment are also provlded with button holes f intermediate the sideopenmgs.` y

g indicates a pair 'of Suspenders, the members of which are crossed inthe rear as is usual and which, in the front portions, are each providedwith a series of spaced double button holes h. The Suspenders areprovided with buttons m at their ends adapted to be passed throughbutton holes f to secure the Suspenders to the romper. i indicates aplate provided with buttons j, for example, two on each side, adapted tobe passed through button holes h in the Suspenders, to secure the plateto the Suspenders. It will be noted that the height of extension of theplate above the waist of the romper may be varied by attaching thebuttons j to the Suspenders through different-button holes h.

indicates a blouse, of usual or desired construction, provided withbuttons l adapted to be passed through button holes c and e and buttonholes f to secure the blouse to the romper, it being understood that theblouse and Suspenders are not used simultaneously.

In using the garment in accordance with my invention', assuming'a childto be dressed in the romper and blouse, as shown in Fig. 3, when it isdesired to expose the child to sun, the blouse is removed afterunbuttoning buttons Z from the romper, the romper being left on. Afterremoval of the blouse the side f openings of the romper are closed bybuttoning the buttons d through the button holes e and the suspendersplaced over the childs shoulders and attached to the rom r at the frontand back by buttoning the uttons m through the button holes f. If thechild has not been exposed to the sun for somel time its stomach andlower chest may be' protected by means of plate z', which is secured tothe suspenders bv buttoning buttons j through the top set of buttonholes h in the Suspenders. The late z' ma aswill be obvious, be ad-'uste to aior less protection as the child bcomes hardened and may befinally left o f When the period of exposure is completed, in order todress the child, it is only necessary to remove the Suspenders andunbutton the buttons d and extend them through the button holes c in theback portion of the romper. The blouse is then put on and secured to theromper b buttoning the buttons Z through f and at si e ol nings throughbutton holes c and e in the ack and front portions of the romper. Whenthe blouse is secured in osi-' tion the buttons d will lie on the insi eof the waist band of the romper but will be prevented from contactingwith the child by the skirt of the blouse.

It will be understood that the garment in accordance with my invention,while especially adaptable for wear in connection with exposure to thesun, ma be worn generally.

What I claim and esivre to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment lfor children including in combination a romper, a pair ofSuspenders adapted to be secured to the romper and provided in the frontportion with a plurality of aligned pairs of button holes and aprotective plate provided with buttons adapted to be buttone throughaligned pairs of said button holes.

2. A garment for children including in combination a romper, said romperbeing provided with side openings, button holes positioned adjacent toand on both sides of each of said side. openings, a button secured tothe romper adjacent said button holes on one side of each of said sideopenings,l and a pair of Suspenders adapted to be removably secured tothe romper, said buttonholes adj acent the side openings being arrangedto re- 55 ceive the buttons and serving for attachment of the romper toa blouse.

3. A garment for children including in combination a romper, a pair ofSuspenders adapted to be secured to the romper, a proo tective plate andmeans whereby the protective plate may be secured to the Suspenders in aplurality of positions'of vertical adjustment.

4. garment for children including, in

95 combination, a romper having at least one 'side openings, havingbuttonholes sitioned adjacent to and on opposite sides o said sideopening, and having a button secured adjacent one of said buttonholes, ablouse, and means for detachabl securing the blouse inside the romper,sai blouse havin a button at one side corres onding to the si e openinof the romper, t e parts bein so arrange that when the romper is usewithoutthe blouse the button at one side of the romper side opening maypass through the buttonhole at the other side of the opening, and whenthel romper is used with the blouse the button on the rom er may faceinwardly and the button on the louse may extend throu h both buttonholesat the side opening of t e romper.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 11th da of May,l 1928.

HATTYE E CHENGREEN.

